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Ukraine Launches Wave of Strikes on Bridges and Military Sites in Russia and Temporarily Occupied Regions

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Dariia Mykhailenko
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Damage following the strike on the bridge over the Hruzkyi Yalanchyk River in Novoazovsk, situated along Russia’s land corridor to Crimea, on June 16, 2026. Illustrative photo. (Source: Special Kherson Cat/X)
Damage following the strike on the bridge over the Hruzkyi Yalanchyk River in Novoazovsk, situated along Russia’s land corridor to Crimea, on June 16, 2026. Illustrative photo. (Source: Special Kherson Cat/X)

Ukrainian Defense Forces carried out a series of successful strikes against multiple Russian military targets on June 28 and during the night of June 29, hitting facilities both in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine and in Russia’s regions.

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According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukrainian forces struck an automobile bridge in the area of Novoazovsk in the Donetsk region, as well as two railway bridges in the Luhansk region.

These logistical routes were actively used by Russian forces for the transfer of personnel, weapons, ammunition, and military equipment. The extent of the damage is currently being assessed.

In addition, a Russian logistics warehouse was hit in the area of Novosvitlivka in the Luhansk region.

Ukrainian forces also targeted three drone command posts in the areas of Huliaipole in the Zaporizhzhia region, Bakhmut in the Donetsk region, and Tetkino in Russia’s Kursk region.

Moreover, in the area of Velyka Novosilka in Donetsk region, a command post of a Russian electronic warfare unit was struck.

The General Staff also reported updated results from earlier operations, confirming successful strikes on two military communications facilities in the area of Minyaevo in Russia’s Moscow region. One communications building was completely destroyed, while another sustained significant damage in an attack carried out on June 26.

Separately, Ukrainian Defense Forces drones reportedly targeted Russian S-300/S-400 air defense positions near Kerch in temporarily occupied Crimea, as well as a major electrical substation in the village of Marianivka, according to the OSINT group Exilenova Plus on June 29.

The group, citing NASA FIRMS fire-monitoring data, reported that a fire broke out at the air defense site near Kerch, with abnormal thermal activity detected at around 2:20 a.m. local time.

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